Company context
The public record describes Zoom Communications as company responsible for the Zoom software. Its recorded founding year is 2011.
- Public business description
- company responsible for the Zoom software
- Country in source record
- United States
- Founding year in source record
- 2011
Recorded founders
- Eric S. Yuan · American billionaire businessman
The linked people are recorded under the company’s founder property in the cited dataset. This is a founding association, rather than a verification of current equity or management responsibility.
Understanding Zoom Communications in context
Zoom Communications is included because its public company record connects a named business to an identifiable founding team. The business description, “company responsible for the Zoom software,” supplies the context for that relationship, with a recorded starting year of 2011. The founding association shown here is with Eric S. Yuan. A single association in this library should not be read as a complete list of everyone who helped establish the business.
The company website listed in the source is the next place to research its current offering. Compare the company’s own description, its leadership information, and dated announcements with this reference record before drawing conclusions about today’s business. A founding year describes a historical event; it does not measure business scale, growth, or the length of a founder’s continuing involvement.
Research context: Technology and software
When researching a technology business, distinguish the product from its delivery model. Software licensing, subscriptions, services, and hardware can describe different customer relationships even when companies operate in the same broad sector. A short public description rarely establishes the revenue model, the ownership of intellectual property, or the customer base.
Questions for researching Zoom Communications
- Does the company describe a specific product, a service engagement, or a platform connecting other parties?
- Which current product pages or dated announcements explain how the offering has changed since founding?
- Are the founder biography and company history consistent about the original business and later changes?
This sector context is a reading guide based on the company’s recorded description. It does not attribute a particular business model or capability to Zoom Communications without supporting evidence.
This reference library documents public founding associations. It is separate from our revenue-qualified growth profiles. Founding does not establish current ownership, employment, company revenue, or an AE client relationship.
Research trail
- Wikidata public record Q17460900: company description, country, founding year where present, and founder associations.
- Zoom Communications website as listed in the public record
Following up with the business
For current products, services, management, and availability, consult the business directly. Revenue and current ownership have not been independently verified for this reference record. Authorized representatives can submit a correction with a current company biography, filing, or other public evidence.